Students of Hou Kong Middle School participate in a flag-raising ceremony marking the Chinese Youth Day in south China’s Macao, May 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) Every Monday morning, Macao’s Hou Kong Middle School holds a national flag-raising ceremony attended by all the teachers and the students. The ceremony dates back to Oct. 1, 1949, …
Hongkongers hold a rally protesting “Hong Kong independence” and expressing their support for the National People’s Congress’s interpretation of the region’s Basic Law outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on November 13. Photo: CFP A senior official of the Chinese government responsible for Hong Kong and Macao affairs published an article in the flagship …
The press conference for the “Thunder 2019” special campaign jointly conducted by the police of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Photo: China Police site Police in South China’s Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions finished a six-month campaign against cross border crime, apprehending 1,400 suspects and seizing 21 kilograms of …
Chairman of Hong Kong’s Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) Anthony Neoh (second from right) at a press conference on Agust 23 to announce the establishment of an international expert panel to facilitate the council’s study on recent public order events Photo: Screenshot from IPCC website Hong Kong’s Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) on Wednesday denied …
Hong Kong police and firefighters have entered the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on November 28 to search for dangerous chemicals. Photo: Yin Hao/GT Hong Kong’s educational regulators announced on Wednesday that they have investigated more than 60 of 106 public complaints made from June to the start of November, of teachers suspected of glorifying the …
A view of Hong Kong. Photo: VCG The months-long social unrest in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has affected local economic development while the liquidity in the banking system remains robust, HKSAR Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said at a forum on Wednesday. Considering the capital inflows and outflows, the performance of the …
Rioters set fire and destroy public facilities outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in south China’s Hong Kong, Nov. 17, 2019. (Xinhua) The Education Bureau (EDB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has mulled punishing teachers for professional misconduct related to social unrest. An EDB spokesperson said violations of teacher’s code of conduct …
Masked rioters hurl petro bombs in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal lifted a mask ban on Tuesday by refusing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government’s request to suspend an earlier ruling by the High Court of HKSAR that found it “unconstitutional,” in a move which solicitors said …
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor speaks during a media session in September. File photo: Xinhua Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said the SAR government is directly responsible for the pro-establishment camp’s defeat in the district council elections, and the government would continue to …
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor speaks during a media session in September. File photo: Xinhua Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday expressed concern over the involvement of students in illegal activities amid social unrest that has lasted for six months. At a press briefing in the …